Second style gunship company door logo
used from March ,1967 through the end of the 229th's involvement in Vietnam.
This logo was designed by Walt Disney Studios at the request of one of the
men of D Company in mid 1966. The "Smiling Tigers" received their new
logo from Disney in February, 1967.

229th Aviation Battalion

Gunship Company "Smiling Tigers"

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1966-67 UH-1B Frog The 229th flew mostly UH-1B
and C model gunships until near the end of the war. This is a
gunship company Frog-configured gunship as photographed in 1966. The
first style D Company blue diamond is applied to the pilot's doors.
The 1st Cav emblem is painted on the tail below the tail number. .

1967-70
UH-1C A 229th Huey
gunship as photographed in October, 1968 at Ba To Special Forces
Camp. The revised, 2nd style door logo appears on the ship. The skid
tips have also been painted red.

1970-71 AG-1H
Cobra When the new Cobra gunships were
received by the 229th, the Disney-created logo was painted on the
forward fuselage underneath the pilot's cockpit windshield.

The
229th Gunship Company also has a nice web site, created by a D
Company veteran. Click on the button below for the link: